DocumentCode
3013084
Title
Comparative Analysis of THz Quantum Cascade Lasers
Author
Jirauschek, Christian ; Scarpa, Giuseppe ; Lugli, Paolo ; Vitiello, Miriam S. ; Scamarcio, Gaetano
Author_Institution
Tech. Univ. Munchen, Munich
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present a comparative Monte-Carlo analysis of a set of GaAs-based THz quantum cascade lasers, allowing us to identify the effects limiting the device performance in the threshold region. Reasonable agreement with experiment is found.
Keywords
Monte Carlo methods; gallium arsenide; laser beams; quantum cascade lasers; submillimetre wave lasers; GaAs; Monte-Carlo analysis; THz quantum cascade lasers; comparative analysis; parasitic processes; phonon-depopulation QCL; Current density; Laser theory; Nanoelectronics; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Phonons; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stationary state; Wave functions;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453055
Filename
4453055
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